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Date: Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 12:46 PM<br>Subject: Habitat Update from Habitat for Humanity International<br>To: Grace Lee <<a href="mailto:gracelee@mit.edu">gracelee@mit.edu</a>><br><br><br>
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<td colspan="2" align="left" width="height"><font size="4" color="#333333" face="FontName, times new roman, times, georgia, serif"><b>March 2010 News</b></font></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top" width="287"><font size="2" face="Arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif"><b><a href="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=hkKQJ3PJJcIQLhK&s=iwK4IpO6KpI5IoO5JwF&m=lqIRJ1ODLgLYG" target="_blank">New issue of Habitat World magazine</a></b><br>
The March 2010 issue highlights the changes that simple, decent housing can mean. Pioneering homeowners celebrate paid-in-full mortgages, and parents and educators reflect on the positive effects of stable housing on education.</font></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top" width="287"><font size="2" face="Arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif"><b><a href="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=anICKIMhH5LDIXI&s=iwK4IpO6KpI5IoO5JwF&m=lqIRJ1ODLgLYG" target="_blank">Ricky Martin Foundation works with Habitat</a></b><br>
Ricky Martin and many superstars are supporting Habitat to help earthquake-affected Haiti and Chile and urging everyone to do the same.</font></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top" width="287"><font size="2" face="Arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif"><b><a href="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=dqKILRNtF8KKK7L&s=iwK4IpO6KpI5IoO5JwF&m=lqIRJ1ODLgLYG" target="_blank">Students build during break with Collegiate Challenge </a></b><br>
Over 11,000 high school and college students are building and rehabilitating homes this spring break through Habitat for Humanity's Collegiate Challenge. More than 180,000 young people have participated in the alternative break program over the past two decades. Student groups can plan now for a summer 2010 Collegiate Challenge trip. </font></td>
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<td align="left" valign="top" width="287"><font size="2" face="Arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif"><b><a href="http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?a=gtLOL0OFIbIRIhK&s=iwK4IpO6KpI5IoO5JwF&m=lqIRJ1ODLgLYG" target="_blank">Take a picture, take a trip!</a></b><br>
Habitat World wants to see images that you think communicate why Habitat's work is so vital. The contest winner will receive a spot on a Global Village trip to Nepal!</font></td>
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Small changes to increase accessibility make a big difference for a family in Bulgaria. </font></td>
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<td align="left" width="132"><font size="2" face="Arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif">Q&A: Disaster Response</font></td>
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<td align="left" width="132"><font size="2" color="#005596" face="Arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif">In the aftermath of a natural disaster, how does Habitat know what to do first? Send your disaster response questions to <a href="mailto:QandA@habitat.org" target="_blank">QandA@habitat.org</a>. </font>
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<img alt="" src="http://www.habitat.org/html_newsletters/extra/chart.gif"> <b><font size="2" color="#005596" face="Arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif">Housing Statistic</font></b>
<p><font size="2" color="#005596" face="Arial, helvetica, verdana, sans-serif">2 million: Number of people in Chile affected by the Feb. 27 earthquake that hit 200 miles southwest of Santiago.</font></p>
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